A-Rod - A rather mundane move by an attorney, a move that I actually think is a prudent decision, may take off and blow up in Alex Rodriguez's face. Again. (mattmcsportsfix.blogspot.com)
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SEC/Big East - Did you know that the Big East - SEC Invitational is heading into it's fourth year of existence? This year's major, star-studded, event will feature such soon to be classic games as Arkansas v. Seton Hall and Auburn v. Rutgers!
- Obviously, that 'Invitational' is God awful and the four years of these two conferences doing battle has been less than pleasing to the fans. Brett McMurphy of Fanhouse.com and Sean Keeley of Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician (both Friends of the Sports Fix) both discuss the possibility that the Big East - SEC Invitational is about to come to an end. Both conferences evidently aren't interested in making the yearly event work and fan interest is almost non-existent.
- As Sean points out on his site and as I often say on the show, the only 'preseason conference challenge' that should be played is the ACC/Big East challenge.' I never understood or cared for this East v. South battle, especially when you factor in the 200 team Big East Conference. The regular season slate is brutal enough and another trip to Florida, or anywhere else south, is unnecessary for a team like Syracuse. (fanhouse.com - nunesmagician.com)
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Fantasy Football - The Matt Mc's Sports Fix The League Fantasy Football The League has an official web page! Please click here to see the league page and please email me at mattmcsportsfix@yahoo.com to be apart of this wonderous league.
- #1 The League is 100 percent free
- #2 We are looking for a total of 12 players
- #3 The league is head to head
- #4 There will be a post season that will conclude with a Super Bowl winner.
- We are looking for local members (Northern/Central New York) or hardcore Sports Fix followers situated around the globe. Email - mattmcsportsfix@yahoo.com.
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Thursday Poll Question - In our week long look at National Football League preseason story lines we have discussed potential surprise teams and disappointing teams. Today we are looking at what is the most difficult division in football.
- Over the past few years it was easy to say that the NFC East with New York, Dallas, and Philadelphia was the toughest division. With the issues facing Philadelphia and Washington the East of the NFC may not be the toughest anymore.
- In fact the toughest could be the AFC South with three potential playoff teams, or even the NFC North, which could boast three teams vying for the postseason too. Which division is the toughest in the National Football League? Scroll down and vote!
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Today's Show - Thursday Edition - We will talk for the first time with 1000 Islands Privateers owner Nicole Kirnan. The Privateers are a brand new hockey franchise coming to the North Country this fall and we'll get all the info on the team from Nicole.
- Plus, we are almost a month away from the start of the college football season and Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports College Football will give us the players to watch in the Big East. Tune in for that and we'll wrap up the Watertown Wizards season and more on ESPN Radio 1410!
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Morning Hot Links - "Served up hot and fresh Monday through Friday!"
-Yesterday we talked about how Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim told Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis that the 2010-11 Orange would be really good. Boeheim also said incoming recruit Fab Melo could be 'national rookie of the year.' As we get closer to the season the hype surrounding this 'Cuse team will only grow, especially with players like Kris Joseph ready to have a break out year. (syracuse.com)
- Last summer the college football waited to see where former Duke guard Greg Paulus was going to play one year of college football. Paulus chose Syracuse to set up shop and with that a lot media coverage centered on the Orange. This summer, former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Massoli, kicked out of OU, is looking for a new school and team. It looks as though the former Heisman contender could end up at Ole Miss.(ESPN.com)
- Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg was pulled from his start Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves due to shoulder pain. The former Syracuse Chief underwent an MRI and X-ray, with both revealing no serious injuries. Strasburg himself feels he may have 'hit the wall' with him pitching longer, including both the minor and major league stints, than he has in his life. Regardless of how much more 'Straws' pitches this season, the Nats are doing the right thing by protecting their ace of the present and the future.(washingtonpost.com)
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